Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
May 1985
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1985spwd....5...10s&link_type=abstract
Space World (ISSN 0038-6332), vol. V-5-257, May 1985, p. 10-13.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
Halley'S Comet, Nasa Programs, Space Missions, Space Shuttle Mission 51-L, Space Shuttle Payloads, Spaceborne Astronomy, Flyby Missions, Orbital Launching, Perihelions, Space Exploration, Spaceborne Telescopes, Ultraviolet Spectrometers
Scientific paper
In 1983, scientists at the University of Colorado proposed that NASA loft a pair of UV spectrometers aboard a Spartan autonomous astronomical laboratory in order to study Comet Halley in 1986 (in lieu of the delayed Space Telescope) at the time of the comet's perihelion. Calculations have indicated that the predictive activity for Halley will be about 10 times greater at perihelion than at the time of the various planned intercept flybys. The originators of the Spartan proposal suggested that close-in observations could be conducted if a special solar baffling system could be designed and tested in time. The 'Spartan Halley' mission is scheduled for lofting by the Space Shuttle Challenger mission 51-L, in early 1986.
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